Late October 2022 saw widespread moderate snowfall through much of the West. Some of this snowpack may persist as the first third of November was very snowy in some regions, notably in California and Utah. It has since been very dry and is predicted to remain so through Thanksgiving. However the earlier storms have opened the majority of terrain at Alta, Grand Targhee and Mammoth on 4 foot bases and about half in the other Cottonwood Canyon areas.
California: It snowed up to a foot during the first week of November, then 2+ feet at Tahoe and 4 feet at Mammoth Nov. 7-9.
Snowfall, base depth, percent open: Palisades 8,000 (50, 20, 6%), Alpine (38, 32), Northstar (33, 18, 15%), Mt. Rose (39, 17, 20%),
Heavenly (36, 31, 11%), Kirkwood (33, 19, 29%), Arizona Snowbowl (18, 24, 13%). Mammoth has a 45 inch base on 60 inches snowfall, 67% open
this weekend. See Current California Ski Conditions for more details on Southern California and Mammoth.
Pacific Northwest: There were three storms in late October but the last one was all rain. Early November storms
started as rain but ended as snow. The Whistler alpine cams showed a considerable base Nov. 10, but there has been no snow in the region since then.
Snowfall and base depths, percent open or opening date if known: Crystal (39, 29, 5%), Hood Meadows (28, 22), Mt. Bachelor (36, 14, Nov. 25).
Canadian Rockies and Interior B.C.: Late October and early November snowfall was above average but it has since been dry. Lake
Louise and Sunshine opened Nov. 3-4. Snowfall and base depths in inches: Revelstoke (54, 21, Dec. 3), Kicking Horse (51, 21, Dec. 9), Lake
Louise (34, 17, 15%), Sunshine (69, 26, 39%), Castle Mt. (50, 30, Dec. 2), Fernie (65, 29, Dec. 3), Red Mt (40, 19, Dec. 10).
U. S. Northern Rockies: Early November snowfall was 3 feet in the Tetons and 2 feet elsewhere. Snowfall and base depths:
Grand Targhee (91, 43, 82%), Jackson (53, 35, Nov. 25), Schweitzer (37, 17, 1%), Brundage (39, 24, Nov. 25), Lookout (46, 13, 23%).
Utah: Early November snowfall of 5 feet in the Cottonwoods and 3-4 feet elsewhere kicked off an excellent early season.
Snowfall, base depth, percent open: Alta (101, 49, 80%), Snowbird (96, 44, 40%), Brighton/Solitude (92, 47, 46%),
Snowbasin (54, 32, 22%), Park City (65, 34, 10%), Brian Head (57, 30, 39%).
Northern and Central Colorado: Snowmaking openings were A-Basin Oct. 23, Keystone Oct. 28 and Winter Park Oct. 31. Early November
snowfall averaged 1.5 feet, with about a foot since then. Snowfall, base depth, percent open or opening date if known: A-Basin (38, 19, 4%),
Breckenridge (57, 18, 6%), Keystone (37, 18, 10%), Loveland (47, 18, 7), Vail (58, 22, 12%), Winter Park (49, 18, 7%). Reported base depths
of 18 inches signal high dependence upon snowmaking.
Southern and Western Colorado: Early November snowfall was almost 3 feet at Wolf Creek and about half that elsewhere. Snowfall
and base depths: Gothic Snow Lab (28, 6), Monarch (30, ?). Wolf Creek has a 27 inch base on 49 inches snowfall and is 90% open. Aspen/Snowmass
is 9% open on a 20 inch base.
Northeast: Warm weather and rain prevented any areas from opening for the first half of November. The past week has been cold with
average 6 inches snow, so several areas have opened on snowmaking (snowfall, percent open): Stowe (12, 6%), Sugarbush (7, 4%), Killington
(5, 2%), Okemo (4, 8%), Whiteface (3, 9%), Sunbday River 5%, Sugarloaf 6%.
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